It comes as the latest ILO report shows there are 200 million unemployed people globally. The figures also state that Arab countries have the highest youth unemployment rates in the world.

The Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) released a statement Monday demanding that Egyptian authorities provide reasonable answers for the ongoing travel ban against Bahraini political and social activists: here.

Offending King Hamad can now result in up to seven years in prison, Bahrain announced Tuesday. The news comes just days before the third anniversary of the Shiite-led, Arab Spring-inspired protests against the kingdom’s Sunni monarchy: here.

King of Bahrain to jail subjects for seven years if they insult him: here.

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The repressive regime of Bahrain, is a insight of British Establishment thinking, that supports this type of regime, which should be a wake up call for the British public, unless the public are now so deep into sleep, they have become immune to corrupt practice.

A young Bahraini teenager has published her first collection of poetry ‘Solace’.

Nineteen-year-old Noor Bahman spent two years working on her debut book, which is made up of 25 poems.

Solace is now available on Amazon, but Bahman is working on selling it in Bahrain.

“I started writing poetry at the age of 10,” she said. “Writing was the only escape I had. My writing is about the personal experiences I’ve had and about growing up in Bahrain,” she explained.

“It touches on what it’s like to be a Bahraini woman in a male-dominated environment.

“People who have unconventional mind-sets are outcasts.”

She said she was driven to self-publish after failing to gain interest in Bahrain and among publishers abroad. “I was tired of people not listening to me, telling me I was too young,” she added.

“Everything I wanted to do was limited by the fact that I was young and a girl,” remarked Bahman.

She is currently trying to find a venue to launch the collection and hold a book discussion.

“I want people to read it on the spot and voice their opinion,” she said. “That’s very important to me. The Bahraini market is the most important to me, and I hope to be able to bring the book to Bahrain soon. “In terms of writing, I hope to publish soon, but my next aim is a novel.”

The ambitious teenager is currently planning to apply to study journalism in the UK.-TradeArabia News Service

“In Arab and Islamic countries, domestic violence is not yet considered a major concern despite its growing frequency,” said Dr Sabry.

“In the four months I’ve been at BSH, we’ve had 77 female patients who have been victims of violence.

“Thirteen of these were Bahrainis; others included two Egyptians, two Filipinos and one Palestinian.

“The types of violence they suffered were 44 per cent emotional, 28pc sexual and 28pc physical.”

Dr Swar discussed the importance of creating an environment in Bahrain where abuse victims feel safe to ask for help.

“There are three things we need to do – we need to break the silence, they need to come to us and we need to have a law against domestic violence,” she told the GDN.

“We have to create legislation that will make domestic violence illegal.

“Saudi Arabia beat us to this a few months ago.

“But in Bahrain, Shura Council refused to even make rape within marriage illegal.

“Rape is rape.

“If someone forces you to have intercourse against your will, that is rape, whether it’s by a stranger or your husband.”

She said despite numerous calls for action, there had been no change.

“We have spoken out again and again,” she said.

“It’s no use.

“We need religious leaders to step forward and take up the issue, and help make people understand this is not a question of religion.

“This is a law that needs to pass.”

Dr Swar broke down when describing the case of a man who was jailed for just a year after almost killing his wife.

“He attacked her with a knife and almost killed her,” she said.

“And he still managed to get out of prison after a year.

“Where is her justice?”

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Ms Fakhroo demanded legislators draw up specific laws for sexual harassment in the workplace and to implement laws to protect housemaids who are often victims of domestic abuse.

“We can’t stay quiet. I want a law against sexual harassment,” she said.

“Men do not have the right to harass women in the workplace just because they are in a position of power. “Similarly, they do not have the right to harass or rape their housemaids. “These are women who have travelled across the world to work. “They must be respected.” laala@gdn.com.bh